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A WOMAN in Burma Valley, eastern Vumba, was left holding her protruding intestines after being stabbed in the stomach by her husband.
Bianca Bandura (24) had to run to Mazonwe Clinic with her intestines in her hands while family members fought to restrain her visibly angry husband, Tinashe Madzingira (29), from further harming her.
We caught up with Bandura in Mazonwe, Burma Valley, where she chronicled the terrifying attack and her dramatic escape.
Bandura had just been discharged from Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital, where doctors had repaired her stomach and put back the intestines.
She was in excruciating pain as she narrated her ordeal.
“He wanted me dead and I am lucky to be alive. I was stabbed in the stomach, leaving my intestines protruding. I had to hold them in my hands.
“He had aimed for my neck with that knife, but my aunt blocked him. He sliced my hand first before stabbing me in the stomach.
“I know he wanted me dead because he bought a new Okapi knife in Odzi and even told me he would kill me and our son before his arrest,” said Bandura.
The attack, which is being treated as attempted murder, stemmed from allegations that Bandura, who had visited her parents’ home, was cheating on Madzingira.
“I came home to visit my family. However, when he called and asked me to return home in Nyamajura, Odzi, I refused.
“I asked him to pay for my bride price first. We have been together since 2019, but he has not paid anything to my parents.
“Recently, he called and told me he now had the money and would be coming to pay US$300 on September 6.
“We met in Mutare, where he bought me nice jewellery, including a ring and necklace. He also bought clothes for our child and we parted amicably,” she added.
However, a few weeks back, Madzingira got a tip-off that Bandura was allegedly cheating on++- him. He proceeded to her parents’ homestead in Mazonwe village and found all the doors locked.
Madzingira called Bandura and inquired about her whereabouts.
She claimed she was home and he asked to speak to his child, but she gave the phone to her friend’s child, pretending it was their child.
“He realised I had fooled him and told me I would pay dearly for it. I did not know he was already at our homestead. I ended up sleeping at my friend’s place.
“The following morning, my sister, Annia Mauta (21), went home to get her charger. As soon as she unlocked the door, Madzingira blocked her, pointing a knife at her.
“He slapped her twice and hit her on the head after she refused to tell him where I was,” narrated Bandura.
Mauta said she blacked out after being hit on her head and started bleeding. After regaining consciousness, she said, Madzingira ordered her to take him to Bandura.
“I rushed to our aunt Fiona Mukombiwa’s homestead and Madzingira was in hot pursuit. Before he got inside, I told her to warn Bandura not to come out as Madzingira wanted to attack her,” said Mauta.
Mukombiwa said she tried to reason with Madzingira, who had packed Bandura and his child’s belongings, demanding to take them to Nyamajura.
“Bandura came out of a nearby house where she was hiding. I tried to reason with him so that we could solve the issue amicably.
“We had agreed and were walking to a place where we could discuss the matter when he drew out the knife,” said Mukombiwa.
“I screamed as he tried to stab her. I blocked the knife and it sliced Bandura’s hand. She fell on the ground and he aimed at her stomach. He further attacked her with bricks and that is when neighbours arrived and apprehended him.”
Acting Manicaland provincial police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka said investigations were in progress. He appealed to the public to always resolve disputes amicably.
He said police were treating the case as attempted murder. — Manica Post
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Gokwe man kills father-in-law
A former soldier accused of killing his father-in-law and fleeing to Bulawayo, where he allegedly committed a series of robberies in the Northend suburb, has been arrested.
Stanley Nkomo (42), originally from Gokwe in Midlands province, was apprehended in Northend.
According to sources close to the investigations, the incident occurred in April this year while Nkomo was drinking in Gokwe with his father-in-law, only identified as Marikiti.
An argument ensued, with the enraged Nkomo accusing his father-in-law of allowing his wife to leave him and marry another man while he was serving a prison sentence for a fraud case in 2019.
After the altercation, the two neighbours, as the source described, went their separate ways.
However, while walking, Nkomo turned on his former father-in-law and began to assault him.
“As they were walking, Nkomo repeatedly punched his father-in-law and indiscriminately attacked him all over the body with an iron bar,” said the source.
The father-in-law fell on the ground and bled profusely. He was left in a pool of blood and later died. The man’s family was distraught.
“His (Nkomo) life was in danger, so he had to flee to Bulawayo for refuge and stayed in the Northend suburb. While in Northend, he terrorised and attacked residents, particularly those walking in dark areas at night. He explained that he had to resort to robbery as a means of survival because he had no other source of income,” added the source.
One of his victims, Thabo Sithole, a resident of Northend, recounted how he was robbed by Nkomo.
“We met at Northend shops; during our conversation, he lied to me that he was a soldier stationed at the Mzilikazi Barracks (formerly Brady Barracks) and asked me to accompany him.
“I fell for the trap. After that, we went to Mzilikazi Barracks as he claimed he wanted to visit his friend.
“When we were about to reach the camp, he robbed me of my cellphone and US$22 before he disappeared into the night. I reported the incident at the Khumalo Police Station,” said the source.
Meanwhile, through investigations, this publication learnt that Nkomo was allegedly relieved of his duties in 2018 after he stole food rations.
In early 2019, he committed a fraud case in Hwange and served a jail sentence before he was released in April this year.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident. — Wires
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Burglar steals pots with sadza and beans
In a comical tale that could only be described as a culinary caper, Carlos Ncube, a 26-year-old resident of Makwika village in Hwange found himself in hot water after a late-night craving led him to break into two homes.
His ill-gotten loot?
Two pots of sadza and beans and a tuck shop’s worth of fizzy drinks.
On the night of September 20, 2024, Ncube’s stomach apparently overruled his common sense.
He stealthily snuck into the first complainant’s kitchen, making off with two pots of the beloved Zimbabwean staple.
Not satisfied with merely a hearty meal, he then targeted a nearby tuck shop, helping himself to a dozen 500ml Pepsi drinks, a 2-litre fizzy drink and a 500ml Pfuko maheu.
The next morning, the first complainant, channelling her inner detective, followed the trail of Ncube’s shoe prints straight to his doorstep.
The police were called and Ncube was promptly arrested, with all stolen items recovered, totalling a whopping ZiG514,17.
Ncube, now dubbed the “Sadza Bandit”, was found guilty and is expected back in court soon for sentencing. — Wires
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